Asus P5W - Manual (Page 143)

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Using Dolby ® Digital Live™
The Dolby ® Digital Live™ technology encodes your computer’s digital audio
contents to real-time Dolby ® Digital streams. Using the CODEC and the Sony/
Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) ports on the motherboard, you can send the
encoded Dolby ® Digital streams to an AC-3 decoder for playback on a multi-
channel speaker system.
Refer to the following illustrations when converting sounds to Dolby
® Digital
streams.
Direct or non-encoded audio
in your computer passes
through the AC-3 encoder.
1
2
The AC-3 encoder
converts the sound into
Dolby ® Digital streams.
Realtek ®
ALC882M
CODEC
3
The audio CODEC processes
the streams then passes it to an
AC-3 decoder through the S/PDIF
out port.
4
The AC-3 decoder
processes the streams
then plays them back on
a multi-channel speaker
system.
To enable the Dolby ® Digital Live™:
1. Connect an AC-3 decoder to the
coaxial/optical S/PDIF out port.
2. Connect the AC-3 decoder to the
multi-channel speaker system.
3. Launch the Realtek HD Audio
Manager by double clicking the
Realtek HD Audio Manager icon on
the Windows ® taskbar.
4. Click the Dolby Digital Live
button. You can now convert your
computer’s audio content to Dolby ®
Digital streams.